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2018-12-3 Qatar announces that it is withdrawing from OPEC in January 2019, after almost 60 years of membership, to focus on natural gas production. Qatar

2017-09-16 Irish low-cost airline Ryanair cancels 82 Sunday flights as the first step in a six-week program that will eliminate 40 to 50 flights daily to wipe out its crew vacation backlog in order to meet Irish Aviation Authority requirements by the end of this year. Republic of Ireland

2017-07-20 Syrian rebels, who have benefited from the "covert" CIA military aid program, say they have not been officially informed of the U.S. decision to stop this aid, and add that its full impact depends on whether U.S. allies Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey continue to support their fight. A Free Syrian Army commander warns this decision risks triggering the collapse of the moderate opposition. Qatar

2014-03-3 Ireland's deputy leader Eamon Gilmore responds by summoning his Russian ambassador for talks. Republic of Ireland

2012-11-11 Syrian opposition groups sign a deal in Qatar to form a coalition against president Bashar al-Assad. Qatar

2012-10-30 Qatar says the government of Syria is waging a "war of extermination" against their own citizens. Qatar

2012-07-8 In an interview for German TV, Syrian President Bashar Assad states that the US is trying to destabilise Syria by providing political protection for "gangs", and that Saudi Arabia and Qatar were arming "terrorists" in Syria. Qatar

2011-05-13 3 people are killed and 18 others are wounded as troops shoot at medics, witnesses and people protesting against the Saleh regime in Ibb, Ta'izz and Sana'a, though Saleh remains defiant. Qatar withdraws from mediation efforts, saying Saleh has been full of "indecision and delays". Qatar

2010-02-3 A major fireball is reported in the skies over Ireland, lighting up "the whole country". Republic of Ireland

2010-01-22 Ten rhinoceros horns seized in recent weeks at Shannon Airport in Ireland are said to be "rare" and "of international significance". Republic of Ireland